But the newbie protection period has a time limit too; after one hour, the fishing rod won't catch any more fish.
Now it's time to bait the area.
Chen Mo emptied out all the bait, using the wooden bucket originally for bait to hold the fish.
He kneaded the bait and evenly sprinkled it into the ice hole.
The current catch is quite bountiful: he and Zhang River caught two bighead carps, three black carps, one grass carp, two crucian carps, and a few finger-sized small fish.
Occasional exclamations arose nearby; someone caught a carp, drawing a crowd of fishing enthusiasts to watch.
"This carp weighs at least two pounds."
"Old Li has hit the jackpot; this carp looks pretty good, could fetch at least sixty cents."
"Old Li, congratulations, you must treat us tonight."
The surrounding eyes were full of envy.
Fishing is a relatively dull activity, especially in such cold weather, when you haven't caught fish for a while.
